Photo: An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences is 7.2 miles from Herriman
No college sits inside Herriman’s boundary, but Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences’s campus in Draper, with 1,865 students on campus, is 7.2 miles from the center of town, and Salt Lake Community College is 13.1 miles away in Salt Lake City. About 6% of Herriman’s residents are enrolled in college, below Utah (8%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Herriman. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Herriman
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Herriman
Three private colleges within 12.9 miles, and Salt Lake Community College 13.1 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, University of Utah, is 20.8 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Over $110k, where Herriman’s median household income ($122,650) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Eagle Gate College-Murray (3).
Questions about college near Herriman
Is Herriman a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Herriman residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Utah (8). The nearest campus, Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences, is 7.2 miles away in Draper.
What colleges are near Herriman?
Within 15 miles: Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences (7.2 miles, 1,865 students on campus), Eagle Gate College-Murray (12.5 miles, 278), Arizona College of Nursing-Salt Lake City (12.9 miles, 323) and Salt Lake Community College (13.1 miles, 21,696).
What is the closest community college to Herriman, and what does it cost?
Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, 13.1 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,426 a year for Utah residents; the federal net price, $9,804, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Utah cost if we live in Utah?
Tuition and fees are $9,620 a year in-state and $30,860 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,123 (under $30,000 income) to $21,533 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Herriman. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →